Guiding and advising the Council in its collective efforts to harness the evidence and make its messages accessible to communities, Expert Advisors are science and communication leaders who ensure the accuracy and effectiveness of the Council’s messages. Their knowledge and expertise are essential to the Council’s efforts.

Main activities of the Expert Advisors:

• Participate in collective discussions that guide the evolution of the Council for Early Child Development in its intention to facilitate partnerships between researchers and communities to assess and analyze early child development outcomes.

• Review the draft Early Years Study 2 that will update and expand the Ontario Early Years Study (McCain & Mustard, 1999). The Spring 2006 publication will include a synthesis of current biological and social science research findings related to early child development. The scope of the research findings, public policy options and community examples will expand from an Ontario focus to a Canadian and international focus.

• Review and monitor the Early Child Development Facts, an online Council publication that briefly summarizes current early child development research in a format that is accessible for use in local communities. The publication will be online in early 2006. We will circulate the document to you for comments in advance of its public launch.

Expert Advisory Chair
Dr. Robin Williams, Vice Chair Council for Early Child Development
Medical Officer of Health, Niagara Region Public Health Department
Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University

Dr. Fraser Mustard
Founders’ Network

Ms. Leanne Boyd
Manager
Policy Development, Research and Evaluation
Healthy Child Manitoba

Dr. Margaret Clarke
Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Psychology, University of Calgary
Division Chief, Developmental Pediatrics at the Alberta Children’s Hospital

Ms. Claire Gascon-Giard
General Co-ordinator
Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development

Dr. Clyde Hertzman
Director, Human Early Learning Partnership, University of British Columbia
Professor, Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, UBC

Dr. Magdalena Janus
School Readiness to Learn Project
Offord Centre for Child Studies
McMaster University

Ms. Nicole Lafreniere-Davis
Ottawa, Ontario

Ms. Kerry McCuaig
Toronto First Duty

Dr. Charles Pascal
Executive Director
Atkinson Charitable Foundation

Dr. Ray Peters
Professor Emeritus
Psychology, Queen's University

Dr. Jeff Reading
Scientific Director
Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health

Dr. Rob Santos
Senior Policy Advisor, Healthy Child Manitoba Office,
Healthy Child Committee of Cabinet - Government of Manitoba

Dr. Richard Tremblay
Director, Centre of Excellence for Early Child Development
Director, Research Unit on Children’s Psycho-Social Maladjustment, University of Montreal

Dr. Mary Eming Young
Lead Child Development Specialist, Human Development Network
World Bank

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